Premiership Rugby Academy : Camps & Courses : Mordt determined to settle Irish scores in Bath

Saracens skipper Nils Mordt admits that his side have some unfinished business with London Irish after both sides qualified for the finals of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series on August 3rd.

The 2010 champions topped the table at the Stoop but lost their final game to the Exiles 14-12 in a tight encounter.

That followed successes against Wasps, 17-12, and Harlequins, 33-0, and Saracens ended up doing just enough to win on points difference.

And having not quite been able to find the winning score against Irish, Mordt admitted the pressure was on to rediscover that winning form at the Rec in three weeks' time.

He said: "I truly believe we had a win in us [against London Irish], we hadn't had the ball too much in that second half. By the end they were a little bit out on their feet and a little bit worse than us.

"Just to have held on to the ball we may have won it but it was not a bad result at all.

"The teams are very evenly matched so we are just very happy that we have gone through as the winners.

"It is a taste for the beginning of the season and the double header. It is a great occasion. It would be better if the weather was a little bit nicer but I think it is growing into something big.

"You can see the teams getting selected and the competition between the sides is growing every year."

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